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Leslie Herbert BROWN

Regimental number3528
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSouth Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinBrother, G Brown, 14 Simmons Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialFouquescourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Louisa BROWN; husband of Elsie H. BROWN, 'Northcote', 25 John Street, East Malvern Victoria
Medals

Military Medal

'For gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on the enemy's trenches in the HOLLANDSCHESCHUUR Salient on the night of 30th September, 1916.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

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